Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Keller
German painter (1842-1922).
Born August 5th, 1842 in Karlsruhe.
Died July 8th, 1922 at 79 years old in Baden-Baden.
Ladislav Novák
Czech footballer (1931-2011).
Born December 5th, 1931 in Louny.
Died March 21st, 2011 at 79 years old in Ostředek. [ref]
Manuel Cardona Castro
Spanish physicist (1934–2014).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Barcelona.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Bud Osborne
American actor (1884–1964).
Born July 20th, 1884 in Knox County.
Died February 2nd, 1964 at 79 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ernest MacMillan
Canadian conductor (1893–1973).
Born August 18th, 1893 in Toronto.
Died May 6th, 1973 at 79 years old in Toronto.
Albert Dietrich
German composer and conductor (1829–1908).
Born August 28th, 1829 in Meissen.
Died November 20th, 1908 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Ernest Barnes
English mathematician and clergyman (1874–1953).
Born April 1st, 1874 in Birmingham.
Died November 29th, 1953 at 79 years old in Hurstpierpoint.
Robert Leiber
German roman catholic priest, theologian and papal adviser (1887–1967).
Born April 10th, 1887 in Deggenhausertal.
Died February 18th, 1967 at 79 years old in Rome (asthma).
Roberto Longhi
Italian art historian (1890-1970).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Alba.
Died June 3rd, 1970 at 79 years old in Florence.
Safi Faye
Senegalese ethnologist and film director (1943–2023).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Dakar.
Died February 22nd, 2023 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon